Right as I'm out of games to play right now, I'm guessing from the reaction on here this is worth getting?

I did play the demo, and it did bother me that the boss (spider thing) was er tough, tried about 5 times - I'm pretty good a sticking with games if the promise of more is there, you just have to know how the game 'plays' etc - is this the case with Vanquish?

eleven63 wrote:
Right as I'm out of games to play right now, I'm guessing from the reaction on here this is worth getting?

I did play the demo, and it did bother me that the boss (spider thing) was er tough, tried about 5 times - I'm pretty good a sticking with games if the promise of more is there, you just have to know how the game 'plays' etc - is this the case with Vanquish?

Its the best third person shooter ever. Really.

The bosses are tough at first, but they come up again with variations and the fun is learning from them and then utilizing your powers to play with them.

Your first playthrough will be punishing, but at the same time a real thrill ride rush, learn to push the suit to its limits and by the second playthrough you are a god.

I'm a bit ashamed to say that I still haven't opened this... I got it in a 2 for 25 euro deal (this and Blur), but somehow I can't seem to get to opening the box and play it (Blur, Borderlands and BFBC2 take up all my limited spare time). Reading Accordi0ns post I really want to play it now (must.be.strong.this.evening...)

Must also say, the demo failed to click with me. I was looking forward to it, tried it for about an hour, and just became more and more frustrated. I didn't understand what the game was, and tried to play it like a bog-standard cover shooter.

My first run through of the demo was 'WTF?' I just couldn't cope with it to begin with, but after a few attempts I was totally sold.

It is quite simply one of my favourite games EVER, and it got me to try Bayonetta too. Which is also up there.

It is a crime that it didn't sell a shitload of copies. Not sure if the demo lost it a few for people who didn't try it again, or just didn't click with it.

I implore anyone who has not played this to play through it again, even if you have to lower the difficulty. It is just pure brilliance all the way through. Even the end credits made me laugh and gave you something to do.

Fucking hell it's a wonderful game. It's a shame that the story does absolutely nothing for me. But fuck it, having lots of fun trying to get better times on the Challenges, and I'm gonna try Hard/God Hard as well and hopefully get 1000G's on this.

Wow, this game is intense! Played it until the first boss (the purple suit guy) and loving it. Still getting used to the controls though: there's all sorts of moves I want to try, but can't pull them off yet

Hope you enjoy it Red_Bool it's batshit crazy at points and there's hardly a minute of it with any boredom factor it's pretty much a straight out and out shooter from start to finish. With added chain smoking.

Hope you enjoy it Red_Bool it's batshit crazy at points and there's hardly a minute of it with any boredom factor it's pretty much a straight out and out shooter from start to finish. With added chain smoking.

Nothing like hiding whilst the world is going to shit and having a crafty fag.

One thing I love about Vanquish is teh scale of some of teh levels and how some of them are not linear in terms of their geography e.g. Love the assault up the industrial Hill level and also the bombed bridge workin your way up it.

Got this on the cheap, but damn it is a damn fine game. I've just met red sphere + loose bodyparts (I believe in act 3-6) enemy and was at first unsure how to beat the damn thing. When I started to fight and dance (using the moves) I got him and it felt very satisfying.

Have to say I am not enjoying it as much as I hoped. It's pretty cool looking but I can't help but feel I am missing something with the combat - scoring is there, but it seems only to be affected by kills (no multi kills?) at a flate rate (I think...) and time etc. Am I expecting something that isn't there (i.e. style bonuses, chain-killing etc)? Otherwise it's a good cover shooter but I'm not that excited about it.

Still, only on 2-2, and playing on normal, so maybe I am making it too easy for myself?

I've played the demo twice, months apart now and still can't get into this game. The first time I felt it was a third-person shooter + Viewtiful Joe + pinball; it was all this crazy movement, but just on one plane. Yet his acrobatics suggest he should be able to jump between levels.

What is it about this that grabs all of you? I'm asking because I'd like to be convinced.

@1Dgaf Imagine an alternative future where shoot em ups didn't die out or pander to otaku, where developers like Treasure weren't forced to stand still and relive past glories to survive.

Vanquish is that contemporary take on the shoot em up with developers involved in P.N.O.3, Resident Evil 4 and God Hand all of whose influence can be seen in the game. One that also finds time to piss on the cover shooter from a great height with bit a shit eating grin on its face whilst giving Kojima Productions the finger.

@Sonic D The team responsible is no longer at Platinum having signed a deal with Bethesda to form Tango Gameworks (took a number of key staff from Bayonetta and Madworld with them as well) but if the remaining people at the studio did develop a sequel, some form of co-op could be fun.

The crucial thing would be to figure out how to make the slow down mechanic fit with co-op, perhaps the two players would share one single bar and would need to work together to make best use of it.

Oh and if the second character had a Hollywood British accent and called Sam his brother that would be even better.